Special trains for Madhu festival

The Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) has arranged a special train service in addition to its normal daily services with additional compartments to cater to pilgrims during the Madhu festival season.

It has also arranged an integrated service with the Ceylon Transport Board (CTB) to transport pilgrims disembarking from Medawachchiya to and from Madhu, the SLR said in a press release yesterday.

The timetable is as follows:

Special Train No 1 August 13 and 14. Negombo-Medawachchiya Departure Negombo 7.45 am and arrival Medawachchiya 1.45 pm.

Special Train No 5 August 14 Kalutara South-Medawachchiya - Departure Kalutara South 6.30 am - Departure. Fort station 8.10 am arrival. Medawachchiya 1.05 pm.

Special train No 2 Medawachchiya-Moratuwa August 15 Departure Medawachchiya 12.15 pm Departure. Fort 5.35 pm arrival Moratuwa 6.15 pm.

Special train No 4 Medawachchiya-Kalutara South August 15 Departure Medawachchiya 3.15 pm Departure Fort 8.20 pm arrival Kalutara South 9.45 pm.

Special train no. 6 Medawachchiya-Negombo August 15 Departure Medawachchiya 4.45 pm arrival Negombo 10.55 pm.

Daily trains departure trips. Departure Fort and arrival Medawachchiya in that order. Train no. 4001 - 5.45 am - 10 am, train no. 4081 - 6.05 am-12.15 pm, train no. 4452 - 9.25 am-6.30 pm, train no. 4085 - 1.45 pm-7.45 pm, train no. 4003 - 4.20 pm-8.45 pm, train no. 4089 - 10.00 pm-4.30 am.

Daily train return trips - from Medawachchiya to Fort.

Train no. 4086 - 3.50 am-10.30 am

Train no. 4086, 4868 - 7.30 am-3.25 pm

Train no. 4082 - 12.25 pm-7.00 pm

Train no. 4002 - 4.15 pm-8.30 pm

Train no. 4090 - 10.35 pm-4.35 am

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